Class / Patent application number | Description | Number of patent applications / Date published |
414332000 | RECEPTACLE HAVING CHARGING OR DISCHARGING MEANS AND ADAPTED FOR RELOCATION FROM ONE TO ANOTHER OF A PLURALITY OF SITES OF INTERIM USE | 22 |
20080199288 | Transporter/sorter and transport box - A transporter/sorter and a transport box therefore are disclosed. The transporter/sorter | 08-21-2008 |
20080226434 | Hopper Container - An intermodal hopper container comprises a structural frame defining a rectangular volume suitable for stacking with conventional intermodal containers. The structural frame of the hopper container forms plural compartments therein. Each compartment has a hopper formed at a bottom end which tapers downwardly and inwardly to a gate member. A hatch opening at a top end of each compartment is selectively covered by a hatch cover. The compartment walls are formed of rigid structural materials fixed to and which form part of the structural frame. | 09-18-2008 |
20090129903 | PORTABLE MORTAR HOPPER - A mobile hopper assembly is towable by a vehicle and includes a frame, a hopper that is fixedly attached to the frame, a leg that is attached to the frame, and a wheel that is coupled to the frame. The leg includes a movable portion that is movable with respect to the frame between a retracted position and an extended position, and the wheel at least partially supports the mobile hopper assembly when the leg is in the retracted position. | 05-21-2009 |
20110305547 | Retractable Tool for Collecting Craft Objects - A retractable herding apparatus comprises a housing, a tap drum, a retractable tape, and a biasing member. The housing has an interior cavity, a sidewall and an opening defined in the sidewall to provide access into the cavity. The tape drum is rotatably disposed in the housing. The retractable tape has a first end and a second end. The first end of the retractable tape is attached to the tape drum. The second end of the retractable tape is attached to the housing proximate the opening in the sidewall. The retractable tape is movable between a fully retracted position and a fully protracted position. The biasing member couples to the tape drum. The biasing member is provided to bias the retractable tape toward the retracted position. | 12-15-2011 |
20120014771 | Movable debris apparatus for receiving and collecting debris - The present invention provides for a movable debris apparatus for receiving and collecting debris, including a collector for receiving and collecting debris in the collector mounted in the front of the debris apparatus. A waste bin is provided for receiving and holding debris collected by the collector mounted in the rear of the debris apparatus. Two sets of gears are provided for pivotally connecting the collector to the debris apparatus. An operating handle has a U-shape with two legs having teeth thereon for engaging the two sets of gears by moving the handle up and down to turn the gears and pivot the collector between a first position for receiving and collecting the debris and a second position for transferring the debris in the collector to the waste bin. | 01-19-2012 |
20120099954 | MOBILE MATERIAL HANDLING AND METERING SYSTEM - A method and system for handling granular material, such as proppant used in hydraulic fracturing in well drilling, is provided. In an operational configuration, a delivery module having conveyors receives and conveys granular material to a delivery location, and one or more mobile storage modules receive, hold and dispense granular material downward to the delivery module. The mobile storage modules comprise a raised, angular container portion for holding granular material. Each module may comprise a rock-over chassis for support against ground. In a transportation configuration, each of the delivery modules and mobile storage modules are separately transportable as semi-trailers. System redundancy features such as hydraulic power packs are also provided for. | 04-26-2012 |
20130017043 | Retractable Tool for Collecting Craft Objects - A retractable herding apparatus comprises a housing, a tap drum, a retractable tape, and a biasing member. The housing has an interior cavity, a sidewall and an opening defined in the sidewall to provide access into the cavity. The tape drum is rotatably disposed in the housing. The retractable tape has a first end and a second end. The first end of the retractable tape is attached to the tape drum. The second end of the retractable tape is attached to the housing proximate the opening in the sidewall. The retractable tape is movable between a fully retracted position and a fully protracted position. The biasing member couples to the tape drum. The biasing member is provided to bias the retractable tape toward the retracted position. | 01-17-2013 |
20130108402 | SELECTIVE ORIENTATION AND BALLAST FOR A TRANSPORTABLE CONTAINER | 05-02-2013 |
20130243553 | BULK MATERIAL STORAGE APPARATUS - Bulk material storage apparatus including adjustable leg members and lift apparatuses and methods of using such apparatus. | 09-19-2013 |
20140023467 | INTEGRATED PAVING SYSTEM AND METHOD - The present invention relates to a device for transporting paving mix. The device is in the form of a reusable collapsible portable paving mix container. The portable paving mix container includes two end caps and a center section that are telescopically connected whereby the reusable collapsible portable paving mix container may be provided with an extended configuration and a collapsed configuration. | 01-23-2014 |
20140050553 | SYSTEM AND METHOD TO ASSIST IN LIFTING A VESSEL - A system includes a vessel configured to contain a substance therein having a top end and a bottom end with a center-of-gravity for the vessel disposed between the top end and the bottom end, a frame connected to the vessel, a cable link connected to the frame configured to connect a cable thereto, and a cable support connected to the vessel or the frame. The cable support disposed above the center-of-gravity of the vessel with respect to the top end and the bottom end of the vessel. As the vessel moves from a first position to a second position, the cable engages the cable support such that a lifting force is translated from the cable and through the cable support to have the cable move the vessel through the cable support, the cable support attached to the frame or the vessel with the cable support disposed above the center-of-gravity. | 02-20-2014 |
20140193229 | WASTE-MATERIAL BUCKET - The present disclosure provides a waste-material bucket, including a bucket body, a base, and a locker. The bucket body includes a supporting portion respectively having an arch-shaped surface located at a front side of the bucket body, and a gravity of the bucket body is deviated to the front side of the bucket body. The base forms a guiding track for supporting the supporting portion. The locker is located at a rear side of the bucket body for locking the bucket body. The locker is unlocked to incline the bucket body forward along the at least one guiding track due to the own gravity of the bucket, which dumps the waste material conveniently in the bucket body without using the forklift. Additionally, damage of the waste-material bucket and safety threaten to the operator can be avoided since the waste-material bucket is not turned over by the forklift. | 07-10-2014 |
20140321953 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR TRANSPORTING BIO-WASTE - A remote-controlled vehicle for collecting and transporting bio-waste that is capable of compacting bio-waste, dumping the waste in a variety of ways, and that has a rechargeable battery, among other functions, is disclosed. A system for collecting the bio-waste material also is provided. The system includes a plurality of collection receptacles associated with a structure, each of the plurality of collection receptacles receiving the bio-waste material without the use of water as a carrier. A transport network extends from each of the plurality of collection receptacles to at least one storage receptacle located at the structure. A plurality of vehicles, or carts, is disposed within the transport network and collect the bio-waste material. | 10-30-2014 |
20150016928 | Container - A container ( | 01-15-2015 |
20150044003 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR DELIVERY OF OILFIELD MATERIALS - A system and methodology facilitates the handling of oilfield material. The oilfield material is stored in at least one silo which enables use of gravity to feed the oilfield material to a blender or other suitable equipment. Each modular silo is transportable and may be engaged with a support structure via a pivot connection. Once engaged, the silo is pivoted to a raised, upright position on the support structure. The oilfield material is then moved to an interior of the silo, and gravity may be used to feed the oilfield material to a blender or other equipment in a controlled manner. | 02-12-2015 |
20150044004 | MOBILE OILFIELD MATERIALTRANSFER UNIT - A mobile oilfield material transfer unit includes a chassis having a gooseneck and support base, the support base including a first portion and second portion, and the chassis further comprising a rear axle suspension system coupled with at least two wheels for movably supporting the chassis. The mobile oilfield material transfer unit further includes an erecting mast assembly having a mast movably connected with the chassis proximate to the second portion, and an actuator system coupled with the mast and with the chassis for moving the mast between a horizontal position and a vertical position. At least two vertical conveyor assemblies may be coupled with the erecting mast and moveable between the horizontal position and the vertical position, and at least two horizontal conveyor systems may be coupled with the support frame and engageable with the at least two vertical conveyor assemblies. Each of the at least two horizontal conveyor systems may have a horizontal section with an inlet and an inclinable section with a discharge chute. Also, each of the at least two horizontal conveyor systems may be adapted to move a volume of oilfield material from the inlet to the discharge chute. | 02-12-2015 |
20150086309 | METHOD OF AND APPARATUS FOR DISPOSING OF DRILLING WASTE - A receptacle for disposing of drilling waste includes a frame, a body coupled to and rotatable relative to the frame, a flap movable relative to the body between closed position in which the opening is covered and an open position for receiving waste and releasing the waste, and an actuator. The actuator acts between the body and the frame to rotate the body relative to the frame and cause the body to move relative to the flap for releasing the waste at a dump site. | 03-26-2015 |
20150086310 | REMOTE HOPPER RELEASE - A dump body latching system for application to a self dumping hopper having a base platform, a rotatable dump body mounted thereto and a locking pin on the rotatable dump body is provided. The dump body latching system configured to control the rotation of the rotatable dump body thereon and includes a power source, an actuator assembly configured to selectively engage the locking pin to facilitate preventing rotation of the rotatable dump body, and a linear actuator assembly having an actuator rod configured for reciprocal motion into and out of an actuator housing. A controller is configured to connect the power source with the linear actuator to extend the actuator rod into contact with the actuator assembly and thereby rotate the actuator assembly to disengage the locking pin. | 03-26-2015 |
20160018385 | STRIP GRABBER - The present disclosure relates to a test strip handling device ( | 01-21-2016 |
20160096653 | TRANSFORMABLE TRAY AND TRAY SYSTEM FOR RECEIVING, TRANSPORTING AND UNLOADING ITEMS - Features for loading, transporting and unloading of items are disclosed. Systems, devices and methods for such operations using a tray are described. In some embodiments, a tray having a moveable bottom allows for switching between a configuration for loading and unloading items in and out of the tray and a configuration for transportation of items inside the tray. The trays may also be stacked, for transportation of multiple trays at once, and nested, for saving space when storing the trays. In some embodiments, the trays may be used in conjunction with loading and unloading systems. | 04-07-2016 |
20160152423 | MOVABLE LOADING MACHINE WITH A TWIN TELESCOPIC BOOM STRUCTURE | 06-02-2016 |
20160185522 | VERTICALLY ORIENTED TRANSPORTABLE CONTAINER WITH IMPROVED STABILITY - A transportable container apparatus includes an elongate container having a central axis and a base attached to a bottom end of the container. The container and base are substantially symmetrical about the central axis and the container is oriented substantially vertically with the base resting on a ground surface when in a working position. The container having an upper container section with upper walls substantially parallel to the central axis and a lower container section with lower walls substantially parallel to the central axis. The upper container section includes a sloping hopper at a bottom thereof to direct granular material into the lower container section. A floor of the container is sloped toward an outlet port defined in a ported wall of the lower container section such that granular material stored in the container slides down the floor to the outlet port. | 06-30-2016 |